Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Cuba

Employment in industry in Cuba in 2025 — 16.9%. Ranked 116 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 7 pp.

2025 16.9% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 116of 182
Period maximum 23.9%1991
Period minimum 16.6%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Cuba, 1991–2025161820222419911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 23.9%1992: 23.6%1993: 22.3%1994: 20.6%1995: 20.7%1996: 20.7%1997: 20.7%1998: 20.5%1999: 20.4%2000: 20.4%2001: 20.2%2002: 20.2%2003: 20.2%2004: 19.4%2005: 19.1%2006: 18.1%2007: 18%2008: 18.1%2009: 17.6%2010: 17.1%2011: 17.1%2012: 19.2%2013: 17.2%2014: 16.9%2015: 16.9%2016: 17%2017: 17.1%2018: 17.2%2019: 17%2020: 16.6%2021: 16.9%2022: 16.9%2023: 17.1%2024: 17%2025: 16.9%
Change over the period: −7 pp Annual average: -0.2 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cuba

Cuba 16.9%
World 23.7%
Employment in industry — Cuba, by year Cuba All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 16.9 −0.1 pp
2024 17 −0.1 pp
2023 17.1 +0.2 pp
2022 16.9 +0 pp
2021 16.9 +0.2 pp
2020 16.6 −0.4 pp
2019 17 −0.1 pp
2018 17.2 +0.1 pp
2017 17.1 +0.1 pp
2016 17 +0.1 pp
2015 16.9 +0 pp
2014 16.9 −0.3 pp
2013 17.2 −2 pp
2012 19.2 +2 pp
2011 17.1 +0.1 pp
2010 17.1 −0.5 pp
2009 17.6 −0.5 pp
2008 18.1 +0.1 pp
2007 18 −0.1 pp
2006 18.1 −1 pp
2005 19.1 −0.3 pp
2004 19.4 −0.8 pp
2003 20.2 +0 pp
2002 20.2 −0 pp
2001 20.2 −0.2 pp
2000 20.4 −0 pp
1999 20.4 −0.1 pp
1998 20.5 −0.2 pp
1997 20.7 −0 pp
1996 20.7 +0 pp
1995 20.7 +0 pp
1994 20.6 −1.7 pp
1993 22.3 −1.3 pp
1992 23.6 −0.3 pp
1991 23.9 —

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.